Tsugumi

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I've only seen GOG releases shared here. Have the Steam/Kagura versions just never been uploaded/posted in this thread at all, or am I just blind and missing them?
At best, they are buried somewhere within these 130 pages, but just as likely they are, in fact, "missing". The reason I put that word in quotation marks is because there is realistically no point - KG are the translators, and everyone has their version of the game. Platforms have it adapted for their distribution method (looking at you, Steam), but the game content itself is the exact same thing. And my guess is GOG was the easiest to hack/circumvent/whatever was done to the game to pirate it.

Also, about the GOG versioning – I saw 1.04 Append mentioned for what was available, but the GOG store itself specifically listed this game as version 1.5. And the thread title here is 1.05. That's quite the mix-up, haha.
As you probably picked up from reading those "mentioned" comments, each platform had its own versioning scheme, e.g., ONEONE1 handed the game off to KaguraGames for translation when the game was at 1.03; KG translates it and releases it as 1.0 (because to KG it IS the first release); ONEONE1 fixes some minor bugs and updates the game to 1.034; now KG has to incorporate that into their release and now their release is 1.01 (or whatever their rules for versioning are). At this point, Steam jumps in and gets the translated "KG 1.01" for distribution - now Steam has 1.0 because again, for them it is the first release. Now we have 1.034 dev side, 1.01 KG, 1.0 Steam and they all are the exact same thing. Then GOG enters the chat, you just sprinkle all that with a few more bugfix updates and patches from ONEONE1 - and you arrive at the chaos you asked about.

At the end of the day, most users could hardly care less about what those fancy digits represent, all they care about is "is this the latest version of the game? Yes/No". And for Ideology the answer has been "Yes" for a long time.
 
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At best, they are buried somewhere within these 130 pages, but just as likely they are, in fact, "missing". The reason I put that word in quotation marks is because there is realistically no point - KG are the translators, and everyone has their version of the game. Platforms have it adapted for their distribution method (looking at you, Steam), but the game content itself is the exact same thing. And my guess is GOG was the easiest to hack/circumvent/whatever was done to the game to pirate it.



As you probably picked up from reading those "mentioned" comments, each platform had its own versioning scheme, e.g., ONEONE1 handed the game off to KaguraGames for translation when the game was at 1.03; KG translates it and releases it as 1.0 (because to KG it IS the first release); ONEONE1 fixes some minor bugs and updates the game to 1.034; now KG has to incorporate that into their release and now their release is 1.01 (or whatever their rules for versioning are). At this point, Steam jumps in and gets the translated "KG 1.01" for distribution - now Steam has 1.0 because again, for them it is the first release. Now we have 1.034 dev side, 1.01 KG, 1.0 Steam and they all are the exact same thing. Then GOG enters the chat, you just sprinkle all that with a few more bugfix updates and patches from ONEONE1 - and you arrive at the chaos you asked about.

At the end of the day, most users could hardly care less about what those fancy digits represent, all they care about is "is this the latest version of the game? Yes/No". And for Ideology the answer has been "Yes" for a long time.
Right. So it's basically the same game, yet each publisher just slaps on whatever version label they feel like. No surprise everyone gets confused with all that numbering.
 
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zomb0i

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Hey, guys I don't understand why there's part 1 and part 2? Is that just different downloading link or it is game that has part 1 and 2? (Sorry for my english)
 
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Minhgg

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Hey everyone!

If you're tired of the save protection in Ideology in Friction Append [v1.05 + DLC] and want to freely edit your save files, here's a simple solution.

I've prepared a modified scripts.rvdata2 file.

What you need to do:

  1. MANDATORY! Make a backup of your original scripts.rvdata2 file. You can find it in the Data folder. Save this backup somewhere safe in case something goes wrong or you want to revert the changes.
  2. Download my scripts.rvdata2 file and replace the existing one in your game's Data folder with it.
  3. That's it! After this, new save files should be created without encryption, and you'll be able to edit them with standard RPG Maker VX Ace save editors.
Important:

  • Your old, already encrypted save files will likely not work or will load with errors after replacing the file. This method is intended for creating and editing new saves.
Enjoy!

P.S.

Used the version of the game from this person. (I do not know why, but in the title of the game says 1.04, although indicated in his distribution 1.05)
Hey man i tried to use this script to change the parameter with the editor but it still not let me loaded it
 
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Hey man i tried to use this script to change the parameter with the editor but it still not let me loaded it
??? Strange, everything works for me. Maybe the problem is with the program itself? I used the website to change my values, everything seems to work.
 
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Hey man i tried to use this script to change the parameter with the editor but it still not let me loaded it
I was just in the program itself and changed the value to 5000. Everything works fine for me. I haven't added anything else to the scripts as such.

P.S.
Don't look at the level or the stats exceeding their limits; I added that script myself much later.
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Minhgg

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I was just in the program itself and changed the value to 5000. Everything works fine for me. I haven't added anything else to the scripts as such.

P.S.
Don't look at the level or the stats exceeding their limits; I added that script myself much later.
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yeah i have to redownload the whole game in order to make this work lol
anyhow i want to ask a little bit that is there a way to modified her h stat with the editor ?
 
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I've prepared a modified scripts.rvdata2 file.
Any way to remove the encryption for the normal download? I'm not too well-versed in RPGMaker stuff but I notice that the uncompressed version lacks the Data folder, but instead has a pecuilar .rgss3a file that's about a gig in size; presumably this is the rest of the game that isn't graphics?
 
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Tsugumi

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Tdius Likewise confused here: are you saying using Search or at least checking the last couple pages is a foreign concept to you?
 
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ddman222

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did i missed something or this game finish after after fight with annette it was the first time mc turn herself into dark elf did i miss anything.
 
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Tsugumi

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Tdius There is nothing to install: download the parts, unpack, start the game.

The fate of installation instructions on F95: they are either copypasted "extract and run" when there are additional steps to perform, or have additional steps to perform when there are none AKA outdated.
 
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